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(No Model.)

. E. SGHANNEN.

GRAVAT FASTENING.

No. 543,318. Patented July 23,1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT 'QFFICE.

ERNST SOHANNEN, OF BUDA-PESTH, AUSTRIA-HUN GARY.

CRAVAT-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 543,318, dated July 23,1895.

Application filed Pebruary17, 1894.- Serial No. 500,532- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, ERNST SOHANNEN, architect, of Buda-Pesth, inthe'Kingdom of Hungary, Empire of Austria-Hungary, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Gravat-Fastenings, of which the following is aspecification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

.tached to a necktie or cravat.

The object of this invention is to provide simple and reliable means forsecu rely attachin g neckties, cravats, and the like to shirtcollarstuds; and it consists in-a fastening device which when secured to thestud specially constructed for the purpose prevents the neck- -tie fromshifting or becoming loose or from being'detached otherwise than byvoluntary external action.

The accompanying drawings, Figures I to XIV, illustrate, by way ofexample, two forms of the improved arrangement which are deemed bestcalculated to accomplish the object stated.

Fig. I is a front elevation of the fastener at- Fig. II is a sideelevation. Fig. III is an elevation viewed from the top of the cravat.Fig. IV is a vertical section thereof. Fig. V is a cross-section of thecombined fastener and collar-stud. Fig. VI is a similar cross-section ofthe fastener and stud, showing the former previous to its attachmenttothe cravat.

views being two elevations and two horizonshows a side view of the same.

tel sections thereof, respectively, at right angles to each other.

Fig. XII shows an elevation of a modified construction. Fig. XIII Fig.XIV shows a'top plan view.

Itwill be seen that the fastening arrangement in all cases consists oftwo main parts, viz: first, the fastener proper, and, second, theshirt-collar stud, the shape and dimensions of which are such as toaccommodate the fastener, and thus form a necessary adjunct thereto.

In the example shown in Figs. I to XI the fastener proper consists of acase or barrel B with its top or closing plate A and flange C. The topplate A has formed upon it an elon- Fig. VII is a rear elevation of thefastener with the collar- I gated slot in the direction of its diameter.

The slot extends to the wall of the case or barrel B on either side, andaccording to the shape of the head and stem of the stud may be of ovalor other similar shape, or of uniform width throughout, or indeed of anyother form or configuration that may be convenient. The barrel is ofcircular section and closed all around. The flange is provided withperforations, pins, or lugs capable of being turned down to facilitateits attachment to the tie or cravat, which attachment is elfected in .orneck E, and a cross piece or head F, of anvil or other shape,extendingin the same plane as the stem, but at right angles thereto, andcorresponding in length to the slot in the barrel of the fastener, or,in other words, to the diameter of the barrel itself. It is thispeculiar feature in the construction of the head of the stud whichenables the purpose of the invention to be fully attained, and which istherefore of paramount importance. As to the neck or stem of the stud,it may be of flat or any other suitable shape.

To fasten a necktie or cravat fitted with the improved device to thestud of corresponding shape fixed in position in the collar, the slot ofthe fastening device is'passed over the stud-head projecting from thecollar, for which purpose the cravat is first turned at right angles toits normal position and pressed in the direction of the axis of thefastener. When this is done, the connection is completd in the mostsimple and reliable manner by merely turning the cravat back to itsproper position, so that the fastener-slot is at right angles to thecross-head of the stud. The obvious consequence of thus turning thecravat is that the head of the stud,-acting as -a bolt or latch withinthe barrel of the fastener, not only prevents the latter from beingwithdrawn from the collar-stud by a movement along its axis, unless thecravat is again turned, but counteracts, also, any tendency of the saidfastener to shift and to move the necktie out of position, owing to thelength of the transverse head of the stud being equal to the innerdiameter of the barrel. The diameter of a circle beinglarger than anychord thereof, it follows that the circular barrel can receive andaccommodate the head of the stud only in its very center or along itsdiameter, where the said head is therefore invariably retained, andwhence it can only be removed.

after the barrel has been turned about its axis.

To unfasten the cravat when required, it need only therefore by a singleturn be brought into the position in which the slot, being again in aline with the head of the stud, may by passing over it sever theconneotion.

If preferred, the fastener may be so constructed as to admit of itsattachment to the necktie after the manner of a cravat-pin or brooch.

Figs. XII to XIV exemplify a necktie-fastener constructed in the form ofa cravat-pin, which will be found particularly suitable for cravatsunprovided with any card or other stiff support. The secure this form offastener to the cravat or tie, its pin G is simply inserted into thematerial, and then the eye H fastened either by means of an ordinary pinor by stitching. It will, however, be understood that instead of a pinand eye various other means for attaching the fastener to the cravat areapplicable, and where a pin, such as G, is used it may, if required, bemovably or detachably connected with the fastener, all whichmodifications involve no departure from the principle of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

An improved necktie fastener consisting of a collar-stud having a shankwith a crosshead tapered at each end, and a closed circular case orbarrel attached to the necktie, said case being of an interior diameterexactly equal to the length of said cross-head, and being formed in itstop or closing plate with a diametrical slot to receive the cross-head,and of sufficient size to allow turning of the barrel when oblique tothe stud, the engagement of the cross-head with the walls of the barrelpreventing lateral movement of the latter.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

' ERNST SCHANNEN. lVitnesses:

PAUL FISCHER, MAX GAUTHE.

